Blaze
Richard Bachman
Pocket Books
340 pages
Read in 2009

Clayton Blaisdell, Jr., was always a small-time delinquent. None too bright either, thanks to the beatings he got as a kid. Then Blaze met George Rackley, a seasoned pro with a hundred cons and one big idea. The kidnapping should go off without a hitch, with George as the brains behind their dangerous scheme. But there's only one problem : by the time the deal goes down, Blaze's partner in crime is dead. Or is he ?